August 15, 2009 - Southfork Ranch - Parker, Texas

Preregistration for this event is closed.
Space is available - if you wish to attend, please register onsite Saturday morning at 7:15
 

It’s creepy and it’s kooky — mysterious and spooky — it’s altogether ooky ― Symposium ’09. 

OVERALL GOAL STATEMENT

The 13th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium will focus on the high-priority issues and latest clinical advances in the ever-changing field of cardiovascular medicine.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This annual premier event focuses on the specific needs of:

• Cardiac Catheterization Lab Directors

• Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialists

• Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Specialists

• Cardiac Sonographers

• Cardiovascular Allied Health Professionals

• Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists

• Cardiovascular Technologists

• Case Managers

• Certified Cardiographic Technicians

• Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographers

• Emergency Medical Technicians

• Nuclear Medicine Technicians

• Nurses

• Nurse Practitioners

• Radiologic Technologists

• Respiratory Therapists

• Vascular Specialists
   

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Appraise the issues regarding anatomical suitability, techniques, perioperative care, and service provision of AAA repair in high-risk patients.

• Discuss the impact that AHA/ACC, ACCP, and other national guidelines, along with new trials, are likely to have on the future management of patients with STEMI and ACS.

• Identify appropriate patients as potential candidates for Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), with a comprehensive update of new supportive devices.

• Compare and contrast noninvasive cardiac computed tomography with other imaging modalities (Echo/Cath/Nuclear).

• Examine the cardiac rehabilitation guidelines and implications involved with the industrial athlete/patient returning to work, with a focus on police and firefighter patients.

• Delineate innovative techniques and new modality of therapy for lower extremity revascularization.
   

AGENDA

7:15 AM           Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:50 AM           Well Hello, Clarice

                          Welcome & Program Overview

                          John Svenghouli Gossett, RN

8:00 AM           The Uninvited

                          Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome with STEMI

                          Ravi Vallabhan, MD, FACC

9:00 AM           What Lies Beneath

                          Endovascular AAA Repair in High-Risk Patients

                          Stephen Hohmann, MD

10:00 AM         Break

10:30 AM         Jeepers Creepers!

                          High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI):  Left Main and 3 Vessel Intervention 

                          Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI

11:30 AM         I Do Wish We Could Chat Longer, But… I’m Having an Old Friend for Dinner

                          Lunch and Exhibits

1:00 PM            The Invisible Man

                          Cardiovascular CT: Current Imaging Strategies for Non-Invasive Cardiac Evaluation

                          Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD, FACC, FSCAI

2:00 PM            Break and Exhibits

2:20 PM            Silence of the Limbs

                          Lower Extremity Revascularization: Innovative Techniques and New Modality of Therapy

                          Javier Vasquez, MD

3:20 PM            Attack of the Rehab Monsters

                          Cardiac Rehab: Specificity of Training for the Industrial Athlete in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Setting

                          Jenny Adams, PhD and Danielle Strauss, BSN, RN-BC, BS

4:20 PM          Questions and Answers, Closing Remarks, and Evaluation

FACULTY

Jenny Adams, PhD
Senior Research Associate/Cardiac Rehab
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

Stephen Hohmann, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD, FACC, FSCAI
General and Interventional Cardiologist
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Co-Medical Director of Cardiology
Clinical and Interventional Cardiologist
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

Danielle Strauss, BSN, RN-BC, BS
Team Lead/Cardiac Rehab
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

Ravi Vallabhan, MD, FACC
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiologist
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

Javier Vasquez, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, TX

ADMISSION

Preregistration Pricing Extended Through the 11th...
Baylor or Group rate (6 or more) – $89
Non-Baylor – $99
Late/On-Site – $120 (after August 8 11, 2009)

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

How to Register

You may register by mail, fax or online.  To print a registration form, click on the button above.  Space is limited and early registration is advised. Availability of on-site registration is not guaranteed. Tuition includes digital course syllabus, Saturday breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks, free admission to the Ewing Mansion and Southfork Museum, giveaways, same-day certificates, free parking at Southfork Hotel, and shuttle service from Southfork Hotel to/from Southfork Ranch.  Registrations received up to 10 days prior to the program date will be acknowledged by email. A $25 service charge and minor curse or hex will be added to each returned check and/or credit/debit card denial.

Please Carefully Read the Following Items:
CONFIRMATION of registration will be emailed to you within five days of receipt of your registration. Should you require a confirmation faxed or mailed to you, please indicate that on your registration form. You do not need to bring your confirmation with you to the conference to show at check-in.

If using a credit card, please note that charges will read as “Camenae Group.”

Please Make Check Payable to: Camenae Group, Inc.  For your records or payment processing, our Tax ID # is 75-2850682 – The Camenae Group, Inc. We do not accept purchase orders at this time.

Preregistration Due Date: To qualify for the preregistration rate, your completed registration information and payment must be received by August 8, 2009.

Cancellation Policy: You are encouraged to send a substitute, clone, or zombie if you are unable to attend. Cancellations will be accepted until 5 p.m. CST, August 8, 2009, and are subject to a $45 administration fee. No refunds will be given after that date. Substitutions will be accepted. No-shows are not eligible for a refund. All preregistered, unpaid no-shows will be billed the full program tuition. Your completion of the registration form constitutes your agreement to these terms.

VENUE INFORMATION - SOUTHFORK RANCH
3700 Hogge Road, Parker, TX 75002
 

Internationally recognized as the filming location for the long-running Dallas television series, Southfork Ranch operates today as both a tourist attraction and an event and conference center, hosting such events as the Cardiovascular Symposium. Guided tours of the famed Ewing Mansion and museum are available free to all Symposium attendees.

Please bring a jacket or sweater as the temperature of the ballroom may vary, particularly if any poltergeists are passing by.

Southfork Ranch is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you have special needs, please include a description on your registration form or contact us at info@camenaegroup.com.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel rooms have been blocked at the Southfork Hotel. Make your reservations by July 24, 2009 to ensure a rate of $79 per night by contacting the Southfork Hotel, 1600 N. Central Expressway, Plano, TX 75074 at 972-578-8555 or toll-free at 866-665-2680. Be sure you mention that you are with the Cardiovascular Symposium. After July 24, reservations are subject to availability.

Transportation will be provided by the Southfork Hotel shuttle between the hotel and Southfork Ranch.

ACCREDITATION (All credits listed below are now approved!)
 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank the following companies for their support of this year’s Symposium. A complete list of supporters and exhibitors is available here as information becomes available and will be posted at the event.

CHECK BACK FOR COMPLETE LISTING OF EVENT SPONSORS

THE FIENDS RESPONSIBLE...

BAYLOR JACK AND JANE HAMILTON HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL

Andres “Scarface” Sisneros, ARRT
Program Chair
Director/Team Leader
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab/Radiology Services

Suzanne “The Raven” Ramsey, RCIS
Program Co-Chair
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

Mary “Morticia” Atkins, RN
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

Leigh Ann “Maleficent” Dibble, ARRT
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

Mike “Lurch” Gonzales, RN
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

John “Svenghouli” Gossett, RN
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

“Merlin” Mindy Smart, RN
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

“Betelgeuse” Becky Mann
Marketing Team Leader

Nancy “Voodoo” Vish, RN, PhD
President and Chief Nurse Officer

Colleen “The Ripper” Wells, ARRT
Cardiovascular Invasive Lab

A special thanks to the entire staff of the Cardiovascular Invasive Lab and Imaging Department

• Feliciano "Junior" Ayala

• Al "Get You" Booker

• Jennifer "Open A" Cano

• Daye "Of The Dead" Clayton

• Valerie "Turn To" Darst

• George "Garrote" Derogatis

• "Wild" Bill Fenton

• Jackie "Deaddie" Geddie

• Maria "The Wind" Gomez

• Julie "Gotcha" Gonzalez

• Gabriell "The Sword" Grayson

• Carrie "Prom Queen" Hicks

• Robert "Slasher" Jenkins

• Jamaal "Mad Man" Mahdi

• Lindsey "Malevolent" Martinez

• John "McTerror" McAdams

• Amber "Gonna Get You" McKay

• Jennifer "JuJu"Miller

• George "Full" Nelson

• Jimmy "You'll Never" Nguyen

• Scott "The Hate" Pate

• Romeo "Evil" Resurreccion

• David "Listen For The" Siren

• Rodrigo "The Mad Monk" Sta-Maria

• Latoya "The Tarantula" Stewart

• Lisa "Terror" Tadlock

• Luz "Nuts" Vasquez

• Theresa "Be" Ware

• Jerry "Rig Your Brakes" Williams

• April "The Wolf" Womack

• Meagyn "The Birds" Wren

CAMENAE GROUP

Vanessa “Wee G. Board” Luna
Project Coordinator

”Belladonna” Kathy Lyda, MS
President

“Dragonlance” Lyda
Creative Director

LeeAnne "Bellatrix“ Vandegriff, RN, BSN, OCN
Vice President of Education

 

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